Petersburg area man stabbed

Published 1:54 pm, Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Hale County sheriff’s deputies are trying to determine a motive behind an early morning stabbing Wednesday north of Petersburg.

The victim, 47-year-old Carlos Gonzales, underwent surgery Wednesday at University Medical Center in Lubbock after being stabbed in the abdomen. His condition was not available.

Sheriff David Mull said investigators were waiting to talk to Gonzales to determine if he knew his attacker, and the circumstances leading up to the incident.

“Our dispatcher received the 911 call at 2:28 a.m.,” Mull said.

“According to the victim’s family, a white male came to the rural residence asking for help because his vehicle was stuck,” Mull said.

A line of thunderstorms passed through the county shortly before the unidentified man came to the Gonzales residence at 2878 CR 285. The family’s home is on a dirt road several hundred yards east of Farm Road 789 and about 3 1/2 miles north of Petersburg.

“The victim left with the white man, and some time later returned to his residence after being stabbed in the abdomen,” Mull said. He described the injuries as being life-threatening.

Mull said family members told deputies the victim was the only one at the residence to see and speak with the man who come to the door seeking assistance.

“All they could tell us was that he is a white male,” Mull said. “They didn’t know who he was.”

Mull didn’t have information as to how far away from the rural residence the actual stabbing occurred, how Gonzales was able to return after being injured, and the weapon used in the attack.

“The incident is still under investigation,” he said, “and we ask everyone with information to call the sheriff’s office at 806-296-2724 or Crime Stoppers at 293-8477 (293-TIPS).”